What's New!
Scottish Government Marine Bill Consultation. The Scottish Government has launched a Scottish Marine Bill consultation, open 14th July 08 until 6th October 08. For more information go to www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/07/14101129
and also
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/07/11100221/0.
Solway Firth Partnership to host local Marine Bill Consultation. A local consultation event will be held in Dumfries
Are you Solway Beachcomber of the Year 2008? Solway Firth Partnership is again launching its competition to find the most unusual and the furthest travelled objects washed up on the Solway coastline over the summer. See our Solway Aquatic Litter or Solway Beachcomber of the Year pages for more information.
Festival of the Solway Mosses. See our Dates for your Diary for more information.
Electrofishing There are some concerns about the possibility of electrofishing being carried out in the Solway. Please see our News Items page for more details.
Tidelines. New edition now out! See our Downloads page for Issue 29, June 2008. Tidelines is the free newsletter of the Solway Firth Partnership, and is now available in two formats, either as a PDF file emailed directly to you, or as a magazine posted to you. If you would like a copy of Tidelines in either format please contact us at the address on our 'Contact Us' page. The current issue of Tidelines and recent back issues are also available to download on our Downloads page.
Solway Firth Partnership
The Solway Firth Partnership is a voluntary coastal management partnership which was launched in 1994 in response to formal support for integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) from UK Government and agencies. Recently, ICZM has also been endorsed as a process by the EU. The need for ICZM around the Solway Firth is particularly pressing because the Solway crosses a national boundary; this results in a necessary increase in the number of agencies and organisations working together under different legal, cultural and social systems. The importance of ICZM is further emphasised by the complexity and diversity of the Solway Firth as it contributes to the regional economy has a dramatic landscape which provides a haven for wildlife and is also of social importance.
The Partnership covers a defined area and it is open to everyone interested in the sustainable management of the Solway. It works with all of the stakeholders to increase sustainable use and management of the Solway Firth. It also contributes towards regional, national and international policy development by providing vital input from the grass roots level.
The dynamic nature of the Partnership enables work to be conducted on a variety of issues and projects; this is reflected in the key deliverables the Partnership is able to meet on an annual basis.